73.053 BF2214 – Chamomile Shark – Noctuidae – Cucullia chamomillae
Chamomile Shark – Noctuidae – Cucullinae – Cucullia chamomillae – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is generally uncommon but widely distributed in Derbyshire. Only recorded in small numbers each year and usually from the southern lowland areas of the county.
ID POINTERS – Like other members of the Shark family, it rests with wings closed against the body and has a distinctive “Punk-Like” hair-cut above the head. Looks very much like a sharks dorsal fin, hence the name “Shark”. The ground colour is a grey-brown with many dark and pale veins running towards the trailing edge of the wing, extending into the wing fringes.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing April – June
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Chamomile Shark
